I left my last job (non-flying) on good terms, the end of January. Since then I haven't worked, I have instead been getting current on everything... instruments, FARS, weather, and I've done exhaustive research on all the different airlines, particularly the regionals. What's more, for the first time my girlfriend and I had to really sit down and discuss what the future might entail with me leaving for an airline job. She's got a great state job and would be foolish to leave it. So we've decided where each of us could make concessions for each other, and at what point in our careers.

So while I wasn't working at a job, I have certainly been productive, dealing with things that absolutely needed to be dealt with, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to do it during the tail end of winter, before the sky started getting blue again.

Are recruiters going to care? Seems like a personal choice for personal reasons. Would my explanations fly with them?

 

If you have a stable employment history, I doubt it will be a factor. If you have a history of being employed for short periods with multiple unemployed periods, that's a different story.


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If you are to clearly explain to a recruiter the reason for the gap it will not be a problem at all. Good luck.

 

Not a problem, just explain what you were doing and they'll typically want a reference who can verify what you said. Mostly just to be sure you weren't flying drugs up from mexico or serving 60 days on those outstanding warrants.

 

Just tell them you were getting some much needed work done on your home, friend's home etc. It makes you seem goal oriented andadoer rather than touchy feely. If clueless, worthless HR has to pry so much into something that is none of their business, you should not be expected to answer.

 

Thanks guys. I'm a fairly private person and the only people who can vouch that I was at home getting work done would be my girlfriend, my parents, and my closest friend, though he's been gone a lot and we don't speak every day. Listing my parents or girlfriend as a reference would be REALLY cheesy (and unprofessional) in my opinion, so that leaves my buddy.

I like the "working on our house" tip. We do own a condo and it has been needing some work anyway.